New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll watches during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles Monday, Dec. 25, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Giants' Daboll fires special teams coordinator McGaughey, O-line coach Johnson after 6-11 season
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants fired special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey and offensive line coach Bobby Johnson on Monday, a day after the team finished a disappointing 6-11 season.
New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll watches during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles Monday, Dec. 25, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants fired special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey and offensive line coach Bobby Johnson on Monday, a day after the team finished a disappointing 6-11 season.
Coach Brian Daboll announced the decisions at the start of a postseason news conference. The second-year coach said offensive coordinator Mike Kafka and defensive coordinator Wink Martindale will be back next season.
Running back coach Jeff Nixon is leaving to become the offensive coordinator at Syracuse. Daboll said Nixon wants to become a college head coach.
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The moves are not surprising. The Giants, who were looking to build off a rare trip to the playoffs last season, got off to a shaky start in a season of high expectations when Dallas blocked a 45-yard field goal attempt by Graham Gano and Noah Igbinoghene returned it 58 yards for a touchdown. Dallas won the game 40-0.
McGaughey was in his sixth year as the coordinator, serving under Pat Shurmur, Joe Judge and the last two under Daboll. He had an earlier stint with the Giants as assistant special teams coach under Tom Coughlin, winning two Super Bowls. He had a year left on his contract.
New York allowed a league-high 85 sacks — 20 more than any other team — and Johnson paid the price despite a slew of injuries that forced constant lineup changes for the first eight games. Star left tackle Andrew Thomas (hamstring) was injured in the opener and missed seven games.
Johnson had worked with Daboll in Buffalo and followed his then-offensive coordinator after he was hired by New York.
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